By the time the Romans came to Britain nearly 2000 years ago, the Egyptian civilisation had been going for nearly 3,000 years.
Britain was part of the Roman Empire for almost 400 years!
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Britain |
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Abroad |
55 BC |
Julius Caesar heads first Roman Invasion but later withdraws |
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AD |
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30 |
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30 |
Jesus Crucified |
43 |
Romans invade and Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire |
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50 |
London Founded |
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61 |
Boadicea leads the Iceni in revolt against the Romans |
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70 |
Romans conquer Wales and the North |
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80 |
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80 |
The Colosseum of Rome completed |
122 - 128 |
Emperor Hadrian builds a wall on the Scottish Border |
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140 |
Romans conquer Scotland |
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209 |
St Alban becomes the 1st Christian martyr. He is killed for being a Christian. |
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306 |
Constantine the Great declared Emperor at York |
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350 |
The Picts and Scots attack the border |
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401 - 410 |
The Romans withdraw from Britain: Anglo Saxons migrants begin to Settle |
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